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Main definitions of Fatima in English

Fatima1

proper noun

(c.606–32 AD), youngest daughter of the prophet Muhammad and wife of the fourth caliph, Ali. The descendants of Muhammad trace their lineage through her; she is revered especially by Shiite Muslims as the mother of the imams Hasan and Husayn.

Pronunciation

Fatima

/ˈfatɪmə/

Main definitions of Fatima in English

Fátima2

proper noun

A village in west central Portugal, north-east of Lisbon; population 8,500 (est. 2008). It became a centre of Roman Catholic pilgrimage after the reported sighting in the village in 1917 of the Virgin Mary.